UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 3

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Question 26 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the famous Statue of Gomateshwara at Sravana Belagola, Karnataka?
  1. Granite statue of Lord Bahubali.
  2. It was commissioned by Chamundaraya, the Prime Minister of the Hoysalas.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 26 Explanation: 
1 is only correct. It was commissioned by Chamundaraya, who was the prime minister of the Ganga kings.
Question 27 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. NASA's Cassini spacecraft spent more than a decade examining Saturn's rings more closely than any spacecraft before it.
  2. Saturn's rings are made of billions of pieces of ice, dust and rocks. Some of these particles are as small as a grain of salt.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 27 Explanation: 
Both 1 and 2 are correct.

NASA's Cassini spacecraft spent more than a decade examining Saturn's rings more closely than any spacecraft before it. Saturn's rings are made of billions of pieces of ice, dust and rocks. Some of these particles are as small as a grain of salt.

Question 28 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct with respect to the Indian Ocean Conference?
  1. It is initiated by India Foundation along with its partners from Singapore, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
  2. It is an annual effort to bring together Heads of States/Governments, Ministers, Thought Leaders, scholars, diplomats, bureaucrats and practitioners from across the region.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both are correct
D
Both are incorrect
Question 29 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The government is going to launch APP based rental of Tractors for small farmers. Who among the following company is part of this initiative?
A
OLA
B
UBER
C
ZOOM cars
D
All of the above
Question 29 Explanation: 
A laser-guided land leveller harnesses technology to accurately flatten a field in a fraction of the time used by a traditional oxen-powered scraper. The result will be farmers save precious groundwater and increase productivity by 10 to 15%. Such hitech levellers cost at least Rs. 3 lakh, way beyond the reach of the average small farmer. But a new app that's being described as "Uber for tractors" offers a solution.
"We want farmers to have affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps," says a senior Agriculture Ministry official. "There are now more than 38,000 custom hiring centres (CHCs) across the country, which rent out 2.5 lakh pieces of, farm equipment every year. By the end of the month, we plan to launch a new mobile app to efficiently connect farmers with these CHCs, just like Uber connects you to cabs." "
Question 30 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements: The "Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry"
  1. Is expected to treble silk production in the country by 2022
  2. Aims to achieve self-sufficiency in silk production by 2022
  3. Will be implemented in convergence with other schemes such as MGNREGA
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1 and 2 only
Question 30 Explanation: 

The scheme is expected to increase the silk production from the level of 30348 MTs during 2016-17 to 38500 MTs by end of 2019-20 with the following interventions:

  • Production of import substitute bivoltine silk to the tune of 8500 MTs per annum by 2020.
  • Research & Development to improve productivity from the present level of 100 Kgs to 111 kgs of silk per ha. of plantation by the end of 2019-20.
  • Large scale propagation of improved reeling machines under Make in India programme to produce quality silk to cater to the market demand.

The scheme has following improvement over the earlier scheme:

  • The scheme aims to achieve self-sufficiency in silk production by 2022.
  • For the first time, there is clear focus on improving production of highest grade quality of silk.
  • The implementation strategy is clearly based on convergence at the State level with the schemes of other Ministers like MGNREGS of Rural Development, RKVY & PMKSY of Ministry of Agriculture, for maximising benefits to the sericulturists.
  • The R&D projects will be done in cooperation with Ministries of Science and Technology, Agriculture and Human Resource Development.

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